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Bakery Specialist

3 months ago

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Star Retailers Full time

URGENTLY SEEKING A BAKERY SPECIALIST
Our group based in Durban is urgently seeking a Bakery Specialist to oversee the bakery managers of the group.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Manage and support retail bakery teams and initiatives.
  • Assist in bakery and deli training and merchandising.
  • Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with your team and encourage mutual trust, respect and cooperation. Assist and care for coworkers and suppliers.
  • Counsel and conduct disciplinary hearings when necessary.
  • Direct, drive and meet sales with a goal of increased profitability growth.
  • Purchasing, management and control of inventory; stock checks; exercise the first in first out principal and control wastage.
  • Ensure the group's bakery management team exercise hygiene control and maintain excellent housekeeping protocols in compliance with health departments.
  • Serve as the leader, role model and coach to bakery management.
  • Travel to the various locations where the group's Spar's are based.
  • Build and maintain relationships with retail store teams.
  • Input plans, conduct team meetings, advocate for retailers' ad items.
  • Share current industry trends and changes with retailers.
  • Administration: Signing off on invoices, timesheets and checklists, draft duty roster.

Competencies

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  • Excellent knowledge of the bakery industry.
  • Knowledge of bakery operations & hygiene and safety standards.
  • Knowledge operation of bakery equipment.

Experience

  • Minimum
    2 years management experience within the retail industry.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Education:

  • High School (matric) (required)

Experience:

- bakery management: 2 years (required)